Drowned Land of Saeftinghe and abandonned village Doel – RYE inbound/outbound activity

Deze activiteit is enkel toegankelijk voor D2130 + D2140 Rotary Youth Exchange inbounds en hun gastgezin, voor D2130 future outbounds en voor Rotex. Maximum 40 deelnemers (first come first serve, maar inbounds en future outbounds krijgen voorrang bij de excursie).

The Drowned Land of Saeftinghe, at over 3,500 ha, is the largest salt marsh area in the Netherlands and one of the largest brackish water salt marshes in Europe. It lies in a large inner bend of the Western Scheldt, where it flows into the Netherlands from Belgium. The Drowned Land of Saeftinghe is a unique nature reserve, where natural tidal processes are undisturbed. Largely flooded by the tides twice a day, we will have a guided visit through the marsh. Be sure to bring your rubber boots!
See https://www.scheldedelta.eu/en/drowned-land-of-saeftinghe .

The nearby Doel is a small, 700-year old village in the Belgian polder on the left bank of the river Scheldt. Its skyline is well known because it hosts a nuclear power plant with two giant cooling towers. Due to the threatening expansion of the port of Antwerp, Doel was completely abandoned a few decades ago but still exists as a peculiar place to visit. See http://www.doel2020.org/page.php?ID=127 .